2019: INEPTITUDE THE BURDEN OF REPRESENTING UGHELLI/UDU FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY

The National Assembly is a seeming market place where many go to sell, many go to buy, many neither sell nor buy, many are just observers of those with different products for sale, because they have nothing either to market or purchase, thus rendering the constituency or district they represent voiceless amid the many facet of problems that smacks them as a people.

A Legislator, either in the national or State level, represents the interests of the people in their districts, such as encouraging investment and economic development in their jurisdiction, while also considering the needs of the entire nation. The work of legislators relies on meeting with, listening to, and establishing relationships with others. They confer with and debate with colleagues on merits and demerits of proposed laws and determine their colleagues’ level of support. In doing so, they must negotiate a compromise among different interest groups, review and respond to the concerns of the people they represent and the general public.

Going by the constitutional duties of legislators and the many troubles that has eaten deep into the fabric of our nation, one will agree with me that States would grow beyond what they are if legislators live up to the expectation of the people and the constitutional duties that binds them; touching lives and making laws for the betterment of the people. 

Analytically, within the context of objectivity, as a deep observer of events that has occurred since the advent of democracy, the three local government areas of Ughelli North, South and Udu that make up the federal constituency are known for their vibrant citizens. But are always poorly represented at green chamber, presently, the Federal Constituency seat is obviously vacant though occupied by someone certified with papers but not functional.

Ughelli/Udu Federal Constituency has been reduced to nothing in the House of Representative, our voice boxed to the corner due to the emptiness in the faculty of thoughts of our representative. To be frank, his product is not worth the market, the market value of what he offers drags Ughelli/Udu Federal Constituency back to the cavemen years, where anomalies thrived and there was none to speak. Suffice it to say that he can’t contribute on the floor of the house.

He is burdened with what to do to salvage our needs. He lacks the oratory handiness to excel where competence is needed to win arguments. Our Representative flipping his biro, folding his hands and listening in awe to those with products who are marketing theirs. It is not a sign that good times are here, it is proven that the supposed good is intellectually bankrupt and the only proper thing to do is to kick him out.

From all indication the chambers of lawmaking of any kind is greater than what he knows, so rather than waste time, praying God to bestow him with the requisite legislative knowledge and oratory prowess, let’s shop for a true representative.

Let us be true to ourselves even in the hazard of incurring others ridicule than to be false and incur our abhorrence.